BD4 Download Page

New Version Released: The new version, with the additional Reef and Mountain level sets was released at midday GMT on the 1st of December 2004. This notice might be here for a while (if I forget to remove it).
From this time you can download and play the new level sets (or play from the web pages). Good luck being the first to play there new levels.

Windows Installer

Debian Linux

Base Linux/UNIX Distribution (with Windows too)

Essentially the contents of the above debian package. It contains all that
is required for the Linux version. It is also needed for other UNIX versions
and the BeOS version. It also contains the Windows executable so if you want
multi-platform just get this one.
download (691K).

It's bigger because I forgot to remove the Windows executable (whoops!).

Other Versions (BeOS, SUN, Silicon GFX, etc)

For further help email Wil.

Current BeOS Version:
0.03

Current X Version:
7.10

Current PC Version:
4.10

Step by step examples for playing

Below are step by step examples of how to download the game, create a
player and play either online, offline or behind a firewall. If these are
unclear or there is a case missing please mail me.

Case 2

Uncompress (unzip) the archive (also read the documentation if you like).

Start the game while still online (by double clicking on the icon).

Select OKAY (or similar) when the first dialogue box comes up
(to play ONLINE to create players).

Select New Player to create a player (or repeat for
more than one players).

Quit the game.

Restart the game while still online (by double clicking on the icon).

Select Cancel when the first dialogue box comes up (to play
offline).

Use the ticketmanager to check out a ticket by entering the names and
password of the players that you want on the ticket. It is important to
realise that once you have a ticket you
must check it in before checking
another ticket out or you might damage your player record.

You may check the status of the players to make sure you have the ticket
akay.

Disconnect from the internet if you like.

Play the game by using Load Player to load players that are
on the current ticket.

You may quit the game and reload it if you like.... just press
Cancel when it first starts up to tell the game you want to player
offline.

Case 3

You have unrestricted internet access (i.e. can
access all internet
services and not just www) and want to play the UNIX VERSION of
bd4 offline.